If I had to choose a type of cuisine as my favorite, it would be Mexican food. I love the spicy flavors, (typically) wholesome ingredients, and how comforting yet versatile Mexican food is–seriously, isn’t a warming Mexican soup the best thing to eat when it’s cold and rainy out? And nothing beats tacos and margaritas on a beautiful summer day.

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The one downside of making Mexican food at home is that some dishes can take a lot of time. If you’re making beans from scratch, soaking alone takes at least 8 hours. Enter food blogger Emily Sunwell Vidaurri’s new cookbook: Amazing Mexican Favorites with your Instant Pot: 80 Tacos, Burritos, Fajitas and Other Flavor-Packed Recipes. Emily and her husband, Rudy Vidaurri, have created over 80 authentic Mexican recipes that are all made in the Instant Pot. We’ve had an Instant Pot for about two years by now and in all honesty it still intimidates me! I use it pretty often for cooking chicken and frozen salmon, but am excited to learn how to use it more with this cookbook. Emily’s directions are clear and concise. She even uses the Instant Pot to bake cakes!

Want to know the best part about this cookbook? All recipes are gluten free and have options to be refined sugar free–including the desserts which is something I always try to do in my own cooking. I can’t wait to try her recipes. I especially have my eyes on the fish tacos, chicken fajitas and cinnamon cheesecake recipes!

The recipe below is for the Chicken Fajitas recipe from Amazing Mexican Favorites with your Instant Pot. I love this fajita recipe because you can customize it for your family by serving with corn, flour, or grain free tortillas. Or forego the tortillas and use lettuce cups or use the chicken fajitas to make a salad!

Chicken Fajitas from Amazing Mexican Favorites with Your Instant Pot

Walk into the warm aroma of simmering meat with bell peppers, onions and Mexican spices as you prepare to stuff your favorite tortillas or load your plates with delicious fajitas. This Tejano or Tex–Mex dish originated in northern Mexico and quickly became popular in the United States. Traditionally made with grilled meat, our version offers a hearty bite of potato to an already star-studded cast of ingredients and brings all of the flavors together in a quick Instant Pot rendition.

Cuisine
Mexican

Keyword
Chicken Fajitas, Instant Pot Chicken Fajitas

Prep Time20minutes

Cook Time11minutes

Servings4servings

AuthorIndia

Ingredients

Chicken Fajitas

2tbsp28 g butter, ghee or avocado oil

1½lbs680 g chicken breast, thinly sliced

½cup120 ml chicken broth

¼cup4 g chopped fresh cilantro

1red onionpeeled and sliced

5fresh garlic clovesminced

1small red bell pepperstemmed, seeded and sliced

1small green or yellow bell pepperstemmed, seeded and sliced

2jalapeño peppersstemmed, seeded and sliced

1russet potatopeeled and cut into wedges

1small tomatoseeded and diced

1½tsp4 g sea salt

1tspground cumin

1tspchili powder

½tspdried oregano

¼tspground black pepper

¼cup60 ml fresh lime juice

Optional Toppings and Fixings

Grated cheese

Guacamole

Sour cream

Salsa or hot sauce

Lemon or lime juice

Freshly chopped cilantro

Warmed tortillasgluten-free corn, grain-free, etc.

Instructions

Add the healthy fat of your choice to the Instant Pot and press “Sauté.” When the fat has melted, add the chicken and brown for 3 minutes on each side. Remove the browned chicken to a plate and set aside. Add the broth to deglaze the Instant Pot. Press the “Keep Warm/Cancel” button. Add the cilantro, onion, garlic, bell peppers, jalapeños, potato, tomato, salt, cumin, chili powder, oregano, black pepper, lime juice and chicken, then stir to coat the chicken.

Place the lid on the Instant Pot, making sure the steam-release valve is sealed. Press the “Manual” button and set for 5 minutes.

When the Instant Pot is done and beeps, press “Keep Warm/Cancel.” Allow the Instant Pot to release pressure naturally for 10 minutes. Using an oven mitt, open the steam valve. If there is any steam left over, allow it to release until the silver dial drops, then carefully open the lid.

Recipe Notes

Note: I received a copy of this book for my honest review, all thoughts are my own, and have not influenced my review.

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Photos and recipe courtesy of Emily Sunwell-Vidaurri.

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